The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up
A True Story
$35.99
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2008
Summary
For fans of inspiring memoirs, such as Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
The remarkable story of a fireman who miraculously came out of a coma for one full day.
On a brutally cold December day, Donny Herbert, a hardworking firefighter from Buffalo, New York, was searching the attic of a burning house. The roof, heavy with snow, suddenly collapsed, and for six minutes he was without oxygen. Donny—a beloved husband, a father of four b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307383174 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0307383172 |
| Author: | Rich Blake |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 193mm x 127mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
“[A] gripping true story.” -Publishers Weekly“The carpe-diem message resonates clearly in this moving, bittersweet account of another of life’s mysterious miracles.” -Kirkus Reviews“An excellent biography that reads like a novel, with a plot recording the events and a subplot delving into whether Herbert’s sixteen-hour return to consciousness was a miracle.” -Library Journal
About The Author
Rich Blake
RICH BLAKE is a financial journalist and senior editor of Trader Monthly magazine. He is the author of Talking Proud: Rediscovering the Magical Season of the 1980 Buffalo Bills. He lives in New York City.
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